314 days left until Canoecopia! March 7 - 9
Canoecopia is presented by
Location
Alliant Energy Center
1919 Alliant Energy Way
Madison, Wisconsin
Show Hours
Friday: 3 PM to 8 PM
Saturday: 9 AM to 6 PM
Sunday: 10 AM to 4 PM
Tickets
1-Day: $15.00
3-Day: $30.00
Ages 17 and under are FREE
Cash or check only for tickets purchased at the event
Parking Fees
1-Day: $8.00
Cash or credit, fees collected by Alliant Energy Center
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Presenting Sponsor
Location
Alliant Energy Center
1919 Alliant Energy Way
Madison, Wisconsin
Show Hours
Friday: 3 PM to 8 PM
Saturday: 9 AM to 6 PM
Sunday: 10 AM to 4 PM
Tickets
1-Day: $15.00
3-Day: $30.00
Ages 17 and under are FREE
Cash or check only for tickets purchased at the event
Parking Fees
1-Day: $8.00
Cash or credit, fees collected by Alliant Energy Center
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Vern Fish
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Vern Fish Vern Fish is the former Executive Director of the Black Hawk County Conservation Board in Waterloo, Iowa. He serves on the board of directors of the Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation Board, the Conservation Corps of Iowa/Minnesota and the Friends of Wabakimi. He is currently the president of the Friends of Wabakimi. An advocate for clean water, he serves as an elected commissioner on the Black Hawk Soil and Water Conservation District. A passionate paddler he has run wild rivers from the Mexican border to Hudson Bay and north to the Arctic Circle. Mary Jean Blaisdell Mary Jean Blaisdell lives in Independence, Iowa. She is a retired elementary principal who loves wilderness paddling and camping. As a principal, she did annual presentations to young students about her trips in order to encourage them to seek outdoor activities and the wilderness. She currently serves on her local Buchanan County Conservation Board. She has sea kayaked with a group to the Apostle Islands, gone on some local river paddling outings with others, has tried her hand at some whitewater paddling on 2 trips, has been on over 17 trips to the BW/Quetico wilderness areas, participated on 5 Wabakimi trips (3 with the Wabakimi Project) and has done 3 solo trips to the Boundary Waters. She currently serves on the Board of Directors for the Friends of Wabakimi and is the Expedition Committee Chair and Caribou Project Steering Committee Co-Chair. |
Presentations
Vern Fish, Mary Blaisdell
Caribou and the Citizen Scientist
Caribou - upstairs Fri 5:30pm-6:15pm
There are less than 5,000 boreal caribou in Ontario. Wabakimi, the second largest provincial park, may have fewer than 500 caribou. To learn more about the location and behavior of caribou on the public land that surrounds the park, the Friends of Wabakimi are creating a plan to survey the caribou. We hope to be able to use volunteers to search islands, sand beaches, and peninsulas for signs of caribou calving (hoof prints, scat, and actual sightings). Join us and learn how community scientists will participate in the Caribou Survey Project.
Vern Fish
Fire in the Boreal Forest
Algonquin - main floor Sun 12:30pm-1:15pm
Are you prepared to deal with a wilderness fire? The summer of 2023 was dominated by reports of wildfire all over North America. These news stories became a little too personal when my paddling party was surrounded by fire in the heart of Wabakimi Provincial Park. This was the first time that I had ever been chased out of the wilderness by a fire. I will share a few things I learned about how to prepare and react. Finally learn more about the impact of fire on the park and how the park staff are dealing with the changes with the help of the Friends of Wabakimi.
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